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Dear Friends of the German Consulate General, Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter NYConsulate Events! The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is approaching, and New York City is commemorating this historic event. Join us for a two-day symposium entitled "The Fall of the Wall: A Prism for Looking at Germany’s Recent Past and Future" or see German and American teenagers "Dancing to Connect" at the World Financial Center. We hope to seeing you at one of the events! |
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In this issue
Events on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of The Berlin Wall
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Events on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of The Berlin Wall |
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"One Germany - A Re-United Nation?" - Keynote Lecture by Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan, October 22, 2009 |
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Prof. Schwan’s keynote speech is the opening of a one day symposium at Columbia University on “The Fall of the Wall: A Prism for Looking at Germany’s Recent Past and Future.” |
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"The Fall of the Wall: A Prism for Looking at Germany's Recent Past and Future" Lectures and Roundtable Discussions at Columbia University, October 22 - 23, 2009 |
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Just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Columbia University and New York University are co-hosting The Fall of the Wall: A Prism for Looking at Germany’s Recent Past and Future, two days of lectures and roundtable discussions examining the historical significance of the collapse of the Iron Curtain on Germany’s past and present. |
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Battery Dance Company: Dancing to Connect, October 28, 2009 |
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World Financial Center will celebrate the 20-year reunification of Germany with Battery Dance Company - Dancing to Connect dance concert of world premieres created by American choreographers, teenage Germans (who will cross the Atlantic for the program) and teenage American dancers from Lower Manhattan. |
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Still Ongoing Exhibitions on the German City of Leipzig |
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Exhibition: "In Pursuit of Knowledge: Six Hundred Years of Leipzig University" at The Grolier Club, September 10 - November 21, 2009 |
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The Grolier Club welcomes the exhibition "In Pursuit of Knowledge", organized by Leipzig University Library to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Leipzig University. Among the books on display are two leaves from the oldest complete Bible manuscript in existence, the Codex Sinaiticus (ca. 350), the Mongolian Koran (1306), and the Machsor Lipsiae (1320), one of the most beautiful examples of medieval bookmaking. |
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Exhibition: "Leipzig Calling: Twenty Years after the Iron Curtain" at the New York Academy Of Art, September 18 - October 18, 2009 |
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The New York Academy of Art, in cooperation with the Consulate General, is showing recent works by a number of eminent and emerging contemporary artists who have chosen to live and work in Leipzig, and to respond in their art to this German city known historically as a center for learning and culture. The exhibition is opening on September 17, from 6 - 8 p.m., and remaining on view through October 18. |
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Exhibition: Kerstin Arnold - "The Portal of Tranquility", October 2 - 23, 2009 |
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The Agora Gallery presents German artist Kerstin Arnold in The Portal of Tranquility. Scheduled to run from October 2 through October 23, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Kerstin Arnold’s oils paintings. |
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"Berlin at the Wall" Art Exhibition, October 6, 2009 - January 5, 2010, DietzSpace Gallery |
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The DietzSpace gallery in Greenwich Village has invited the Berlin artist G.L. Gabriel to exhibit her city paintings that capture the perceived impression of the city's many angles. |
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Photo Art Exhibition: Glimpse of Germany, October 6 - November 2, 2009 |
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Glimpse of Germany is a photo art exhibition at the World Financial Center Winter Garden displaying the work of 31 photojournalists from 18 countries documenting Germany as it is today, twenty years after losing the "east" and "west" from its monikers. |
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Saxophone Quartet "sonic.art" participates at the Artist Guild Competition in New York, October 15, 2009 |
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sonic.art, a saxophone quartet from Germany, incarnates contemporary classical music with young talents expressing themselves with strong, defining and unique voices. Founded in 2005 by musicians from Berlin, Cologne and Basel, the ensemble has grown very popular in recent years and will participate at the Artist Guild Competition in New York from October 13th -21st, sponsored by the Goethe Institute. |
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The Bavarian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra to Perform at "Singing Hope 2009", October 24, 2009 |
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The Bavarian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra will perform their first concert in the United States at Avery Fisher Hall on the occasion of the event "Singing Hope: A Night to Fight against Extreme Poverty in Africa" which is hosted by Rekindle Hope in Africa. |
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